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somesuch

adj · pron · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of the same or similar kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • somesuch excuse.
  • 1816, The Idler, Number 86, Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy, The Works of Samuel Johnson, 1816 ed. the elevation of my apartments furnished a subject for conversation, which, without somesuch help, we should have been in danger of wanting.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: suchlike

Antonyms: none provided

2

pron

Meaning 2

Other things of the same kind or type.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: suchlike

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Univerbation of some + such.